Chicken and White Bean Enchiladas with Creamy Salsa Verde (Weight Watchers Recipe)
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
Chicken and White Bean Filling:1 tsp olive oil 1/4 cup minced white onion 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 can (4.5 oz) chopped green chiles 15.5 oz can Navy beans (or Cannellini beans) 8 oz cooked shredded chicken breast 1/3 can water 1 chicken bullion 1 tsp cumin Green Chile Enchilada Sauce:1 tsp butter 1/2 cup chopped white onion 2 tbsp flour 1 cup fat free chicken broth 7 oz can chopped green chile 2 jalapeņos, chopped (I used jarred) salt 1/2 cup light sour cream 3/4 cup reduced fat Mexican cheese 8 medium low carb tortillas chopped fresh cilantro or scallions (or both!)
For the Filling:
In a medium pan, heat olive oil on low. Add onions, garlic and saute until soft, about 2-3 minutes. Add green chiles, beans, water, bullion, and cumin. Mix well and cover. Simmer on low 15 minutes. Remove cover, add chicken and cook an additional 5 minutes, or until it thickens and liquid boils down. Set aside.
Green Chile Enchilada Sauce:
In a large nonstick pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion softens and starts to turn translucent, about 3-4 minutes. Add flour and stir well. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Slowly whisk in the chicken broth. Whisk until the sauce becomes smooth. Cook over medium heat until the sauce boils and thickens, about 4-5 minutes. Add green chiles, jalepeņos, and salt to tatse. Cook another minute then remove from the heat. Stir in the sour cream.
Spread about 1/4 cup of the enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 9x13" baking dish. Fill each tortilla with 1/3 cup of the chicken/white bean filling. Roll the tortillas and place seam side down in the prepared baking dish. Continue filling remainder of the tortillas.
Pour the enchilada sauce over the top of the enchiladas. Top with cheese. Cover with aluminum and bake 20-30 minutes, until the enchiladas are hot and the cheese is melted. Remove from oven and top with fresh cilantro or scallions.
Makes 8 servings (1 enchilada = 1 serving). 4 weight watchers points per serving.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LYNNIEFUFU.
In a medium pan, heat olive oil on low. Add onions, garlic and saute until soft, about 2-3 minutes. Add green chiles, beans, water, bullion, and cumin. Mix well and cover. Simmer on low 15 minutes. Remove cover, add chicken and cook an additional 5 minutes, or until it thickens and liquid boils down. Set aside.
Green Chile Enchilada Sauce:
In a large nonstick pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion softens and starts to turn translucent, about 3-4 minutes. Add flour and stir well. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Slowly whisk in the chicken broth. Whisk until the sauce becomes smooth. Cook over medium heat until the sauce boils and thickens, about 4-5 minutes. Add green chiles, jalepeņos, and salt to tatse. Cook another minute then remove from the heat. Stir in the sour cream.
Spread about 1/4 cup of the enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 9x13" baking dish. Fill each tortilla with 1/3 cup of the chicken/white bean filling. Roll the tortillas and place seam side down in the prepared baking dish. Continue filling remainder of the tortillas.
Pour the enchilada sauce over the top of the enchiladas. Top with cheese. Cover with aluminum and bake 20-30 minutes, until the enchiladas are hot and the cheese is melted. Remove from oven and top with fresh cilantro or scallions.
Makes 8 servings (1 enchilada = 1 serving). 4 weight watchers points per serving.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LYNNIEFUFU.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 215.3
- Total Fat: 9.4 g
- Cholesterol: 36.5 mg
- Sodium: 632.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 23.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 10.2 g
- Protein: 22.5 g
Member Reviews
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JHENION
For sauce I used a 28 oz. can of Tomatillos and food processed it with cilantro and 1 can of green chilies. Then I added it to a skillet of saute'd onions, garlic, cumin, low sodium chicken broth. I also made this into a casserole instead of rolled up enchilada. Turned out very good & filling! - 10/11/10